Good day, my love bugs.
The beginning of the year is usually a season of reflecting and planning for the next coming months. In last year's post, I emphasized that your vision board is yours, it is also subject to change at any time. You can plan your vision board however you want to. Here are some tips that you can implement in the goals that you have set up this year.
Your intent is important.
When listing the things you want to achieve this year, your intent is important. Write out why next to each goal. This is going to help you choose the goals that are most fitting to you and not the goals that society says we should have. This will also help you in narrowing your focus instead of having 20 vague goals, for example, being in the best shape you would rather start with getting that gym membership or looking at beginner at-home workouts. The 'why' is also what will keep you motivated in times when things do not go that well, when you feel like giving up, or when you are slacking. You will remember the reason you started in the first place.
Struggling is better than doing nothing at all.
One of my favourite mantras is 'to be good at something you need to be bad at it first' I look at some of my old blog posts and poetry that I wrote in high school and I see evolution. The reason why we never go after our goals or try something new is because we are afraid of the struggle. Most importantly we are afraid that other people will see us struggle. We are afraid to be seen trying. Let me tell you as someone who is recovering from 'what will people say' syndrome, you are but a fleeting thought in people's minds. The effort you are making to become the best version of yourself is better than you doing nothing at all. Yes, people will stare, and they may judge or ridicule but this is your life baby!
Develop a routine and habit of stacking.
My dear love bug may this be the year that you have a morning and a night routine. These routines affect how the rest of the day goes and how it ends. Make time for yourself in the morning wake up an hour or thirty minutes earlier, drink a glass of water, and do not touch your phone! List three things you are grateful for and pray or meditate. Do not go to social media or your emails first thing you wake up, it is going to fill you with anxiety. Have a relaxing night routine, decide that after a certain hour, You are done with work, do some skincare or take a
bath/shower, journal this helps declutter your mind on what has happened through the day, make yourself a meal, and maybe watch your favorite show. Habit stacking is a method that was created by BJ Fogg and it is a special form of an implementation intention. You use the connections that you have to your strong habits for example, every morning you brew a cup of coffee. You might stack that habit by also meditating for one minute.
Play around with your routine.
Keep adding and extracting to your routine as you go to see what suits you. Play around with your routine so that it does not become boring, try new gym classes, and listen to a podcast in the morning but ultimately you should enjoy your routine. We see productivity/discipline as this strict rigid concept that is not enjoyable but it does not have to be that way.
Your new life is going to cost you your old one.
The first breath when you have been under water is always the hardest but it will also give you the most relief. This version of yourself that you are discovering will cost you your old habits it also might cost you some relationships. It is not easy to make that is why people like to keep their lives the way that they are but this year I want you to center yourself and make the decision that is best for you.
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